Whacking Buddha

<i>Whacking Buddha</i> is a unique comparison of the works of William Shakespeare and theworld of Buddhism. This book takes you on a journey through Shakespeare's work andthe Buddha's teachings opening your mind to the philosophies within.<br><br><i>Whacking Buddha</i> is spiritual-literary dynamite. <br><b>-Jon Winokur author of Zen to Go</b><br><br>Does Will Shakespeare have a Buddha nature? Mark Lamonica makes anintriguing case in <i>Whacking Buddha</i> a fascinating journey into Elizabethandharma. Delightful surprising and smart. <br><b>-Dinty W. Moore author of The Accidental Buddhist</b><br><br>Shakespeare and Buddha-who knew? But Shakespeare who gave us the mind's eyeand Buddha of the third eye have much to say to one another. The dialogue between theBard and the Buddha is rich and Mark Lamonica has opened it up for us in a wilddisorderly way for our pleasure and instruction. <br><b>-Rodger Kamenetz author of The Jew in the Lotus</b><br><br><i>Whacking Buddha</i> is full of thought provoking ideas. Mark Lamonica has surpassed hisprevious books in this well researched and carefully woven tapestry. <br><b>-Dr. Bruce Goldberg author of Past Lives Future Lives Revealed</b><br><br><i>Whacking Buddha</i> challenges our assumptions about Shakespeare-and by extensionWestern culture. Mark Lamonica's theory that Shakespeare was the reincarnation ofBuddha seems at first preposterous then plausible and by the end of the book almostinevitable. Like a master illusionist he turns the Buddha into Shakespeare and back againbefore our very eyes. <br><b>-Norrie Epstein-author of The Friendly Shakespeare</b><br><br><b><i>Mark Lamonica </i>is a photographer and writer. His first book was the critically acclaimedJunkyard Dogs and William Shakespeare (1997) which was hailed as a mark of a curiousgenius. His most recent book was the critically acclaimed bestseller Rio LA. It won highpraise from the Los Angeles Times Book Review the Los Angeles Weekly and many otherpublications. It was named one of the best books of 2001 by the LA Times Book Reviewand won the 2002 Southern California Booksellers Association Award for nonfiction.</b><br><br>